Breakdown vs Salt
Breakdown has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.4/10 for Salt). Breakdown is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 40m. Breakdown is the older of the two (1997 against 2010). Both are action, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Breakdown
Salt| Breakdown | Salt | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2010 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jonathan Mostow | Phillip Noyce |
| Main cast | Kurt Russell, Jack Noseworthy, Jack McGee, Rex Linn, M.C. Gainey | Liev Schreiber, Corey Stoll, Andre Braugher, Gaius Charles, Angelina Jolie |
Synopsis
Breakdown
On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn't there. He tracks down the trucker -- who tells the police he's never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff…
Salt
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover…